Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0082 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Turkmenistan, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.0082 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 32.9% on the previous year and up 107.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.0082 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 units per person, in 1995.
That places Turkmenistan 30th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0071 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0069 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 units per person | -47.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 units per person | -28.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 units per person | +60.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 units per person | -25.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 units per person | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.006 units per person | +62.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.004 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.004 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.006 units per person | +62.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0062 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0082 units per person | +32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 1 |
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More public sector data for Turkmenistan
- Arms imports 382.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 53.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.06 % change on previous year (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 382.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 24.92 current USD per person (1999)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0457 current USD per US$ of GDP (1999)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 27.9 % change on previous year (1999)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 111.92 million current USD (1999)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 812.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Turkmenistan?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Turkmenistan was 0.0082 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0082 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 units per person in 1995.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Turkmenistan ranks 30th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.